Arizona!!!

This thanksgiving I took Ellie to Arizona to see my sister Melissa her husband Cod and their son jackson.  They are amazing people. I have uploaded some videos and pictures for everyone to enjoy the experience we had.  SO FUN!



Shooting guns in the desert with matt and cody


Ellie loves the drinking fountain at the play place

Ellie getting out of the bath!   Lovin life!

Eliie couldn't get enough of the swing in her backyard!!



Ellie with uncle Matt at the play place!

Here are some pictures of the weekend!

a bath with her cousins after thanksgiving!!  hahaha

Ellie with Melissa

Ellie with aunt Amanda.  She is so attached.  ha

 Eating at olive garden

Playing at the park.

Asking for food.  ha.  She is a bottomless pit I tell ya.

Great trip.  Hopefully Ellie doesn't have a bad plane ride on the way home!

THE BEST PEOPLE

They are the best people in the world. 
Send all the love and good vibes their way!!!!

Yes I do love these lyrics.

Stress

Lets talk about stress and all the "crap" that comes with it...

How do you deal with it?

Any weird things happen to your body?

Well let me tell you why I am stressed...

SCHOOL-  1. PowerPoint presentation.[worth 25% of my grade] (tuesday) 
                    2. study for test on chapter 8. (Saturday)
                    3. Study for finals (within 2 weeks)
                    4. Complete rough draft for 5 page research paper (monday)
                    5. Math homework (ever night)
                
WORK- Try to get as many hours in as possible because I can barely afford my bills.  (minimum 32+ hrs a week)

BILLS-  1. Insurance
              2. Day Care
              3. Cell Phone (which is somehow always higher then expected)
              4. Therapy
              5. GAS (i have a freakin jeep), food, and other expenses.

PERSONAL LIFE-
Where do I start??????????????   I won't bore you with my self pity.

All in all the reason I wanted to talk about this is that my body has very stange ways of dealing with stress.
I get headaches... loose my appetite, BUT THE STRANGEST THING HAPPENS

Favorite Band of All time...

These guys-

(John Brown's Body)

Their sound is incomparable to NONE.   With a blendation of grass roots music, indie-esque backgrounds and very progressive chords.  These guys, for me at least sum up everything I love about music.  

Elliot Martin (lead singer) puts imagery behind every lyric.  Making metaphors of modern day life to realities of the things god has given us (senses, judgement, beauty)...

Luckily I had the chance to play with these guys at "the depot" in slc back in May.  A joyous experience.  Tom Beneditti (drummer) Gave me a firm handshake after my performance sanying "that was really bad ass" and he appreciated the music.  That meant alot.  John Brown’s Body has performed with a variety of groups, representing a wide-range of genres including well-known acts (some of which you may have heard of): Dave Matthews Band, The Flaming Lips, Broken Social Scene and a lot more...

http://www.johnbrownsbody.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown's_Body_(band)

http://www.myspace.com/johnbrownsbody

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                                                      ^^This is my Daughter Ellie and I.^^

She is EVERYTHING to me and always will be.  She is what keeps me thinking that this world is a good place and I hope to learn something new from her each day.